Franklin young



(No Model.)

F. YOUNG.

HOOK FOR HATS, &0. No. 282,023. PatentedJuly 24, 1-883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT DFFICE.

FRANKLIN YOUNG, OF PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE PALMER WIRECOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

HOOK FOR HATS, etc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,023, dated July 24,1883.-

Application filed May 31,1883. (No model.)}

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Palmer, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hanging-Hooks forHats and Coats, and for Similar Purposes; and I declare the following tobe a description of my said invention sufficiently full, clear, andexact to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this speci fication.

The object of my present invention is to provide a hanging-hook formedof wire that shall be cheap, serviceable, and convenient for hanginghats and coats and for similar purposes; and my invention consists in animproved wire hanging-hook, the peculiar construction and nature ofwhich are illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fullyexplained.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire hookconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a front view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a top view of thesame; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showing modifications in theconstruction.

I11 the references, a and a indicatethe ends of the wire by which thehook is secured to the wall or strip on which it is supported, Said.ends are formed into round eyes for screws, or otherwise adapted forsecuring to the wall or wood hanging strip. From the lower end, a, thewire projects forward with an upward curve, 1). Its forward extremity isbent in the manner indicated at 0, to produce lateral projections towardthe right and left, which together form a broad supportinghead orcrossbar, G, from which the wire is returned along and above the part bfor asuit able distance, and then extended upward, making the depressionor hollow bond (1, from the inner side of which the wire is carriedupward, as at c, and the upper part is provided with an overhangingloop, hook, or double bend, F, located in relation to the head 0substantially as shown, and from which loop the wire extends backward ina straight or curved line, 9, to the fastening end a, the several parts,curves, and bends being relatively proportioned and disposed so as toproduce a complete hanging-hook, substantially in the shape indicated.

In the use of the hook the part 0 serves as a hanging-pin or support fora hat within the crown, while the overhanging part F looks over the edgeof the hatbrim and retains the hat from slipping from the support 6. Thelateral width given the part0 serves to prevent the hat from swingingaround to one side, while it gives sufficient surface to prevent the endof the hook from straining or puncturing thin fabrics that may be hungthereon. The hollow or bend d accommodates the loopof a coat or othergarment. The ends a a are provided with eyes to receive theattaching-screws h; or, if preferred, the ends could be made, asindicated in Fig. 5, to be driven into the wood, and the. sides of thedriven portion could be roughened or notched, as indicated at (f, togive a firm hold on the wood fibers.

Fig. 5'shows a modified form of the hook, in which the upper bend, F, isformed double, or with two overhanging loops located at a short distanceapart laterally, and with a projecting loop, on, located somewhat lowerdown, thus adapting the hook for hat-brims of dif ferent widths, thewide brims to catch under the upper bends, F, and narrow brims under thelower bend, m.

If desired, the neck of the hook can be linked together or twisted, asat t,- or, if preferred, it can be made without the twist. Any suitablesize of wire can be used for the construction of the hooks, and the sizeof hook can be proportioned to the service for which it is designed.

What I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. A hanging-hook constructed of wire and formed, substantially asshown, with the laterally-extended head G, the hollow curve (1, and theoverhanging curve or loop F, and having ends a a, adapted for securingto a wall, as set forth.

2. A hanging-hook constructed of wire, provided with aforwardly-extended portion for supporting a hat within its crown, andhaving at its upper part one or more overhanging bends or loops forengaging the upper edge of I the hat-brim substantially in the mannerhere- D. 1883. inbcfore described. 1

3, A hanging-hook constructed of wire bent into the form indicated at bC d e F g, with its ends a (6 adapted for securing to a wall or othersupport, and having the wires at its neck tlinked or twisted together,substantially as 1 shown and described.

FRANKLIN YOUNG.

lVituesses:

W'ILLIAM H. HELLYAR, FRANK F. BULLA'RD.

WVitness my hand this 25th day of May A go

